Lightweight Champion Ufc

The strikeforce lightweight championship was unified (perhaps unofficially) with the ufc lightweight championship on april 20, 2013, when benson henderson defeated gilbert melendez at ufc on. 16 hours agojustin gaethje, left, beat paddy pimblett by unanimous decision to claim the ufc interim lightweight championship in the main event at ufc 324 on saturday night. 15 hours agothe ufc has another lightweight champion after justin gaethje got the better of paddy pimblett to win an interim title in the main event of ufc 324.

May 21, 2024the lightweight division is arguably one of the most competitive in the ufc, consisting of some of the best athletes in the game. 6 hours agojustin gaethje survived a ‌five-round war with a relentless paddy pimblett to claim the interim ufc lightweight ‌ championship by unanimous decision in a bloody and bruising fight in las. Dec 9, 2025check out the complete list of all ufc lightweight champions, current lightweight champion and title history.

5 days agothe ultimate fighting championship lightweight division is about to turn 25, and it’s going to celebrate in the most appropriate way imaginable: Jul 25, 2024the lightweight title was on the line june 1 in the ufc 302 main event, and dominant champion islam makhachev (26-1 mma, 15-1 ufc) survived some testy moments against former. 8 hours agoon saturday night in las vegas, the ufc kicked off its 2026 schedule with its first major event of the year, ufc 324.

The card was headlined by a big matchup at lightweight when division.